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Awesome Adrspach linkup by Michał Czech, Paweł Zieliński
04/10/2024 - Climbing
Awesome Adrspach linkup by Michał Czech, Paweł Zieliński
On 30 September 2024 Michał Czech and Paweł Zieliński from Kraków, Poland, completed a challenging linkup in Adrspach, Czech Republic. The climbers repeated 15 classic climbs on 15 different towers and totalling 700 meters of climbing in 17 hours. Czech provides the details.
Successful Scottish-Slovak climbing expedition adds multiple new routes to Torsukattak Fjord in Greenland
01/10/2024 - Climbing
Successful Scottish-Slovak climbing expedition adds multiple new routes to Torsukattak Fjord in Greenland
A Scottish-Slovak team comprised of Callum Johnson, Tim Miller, Simon Smith and Miška Izakovičová recently returned from a highly successful climbing expedition to the Torsukattak Fjord in southern Greenland where they established multiple new climbs, including 'Mussels for Tea, Packrafts in the Sea' (E6 6b (7b), 1350m) and 'Texture like...
Japanese success on virgin West Face of Thui II in Pakistan
01/10/2024 - Alpinism
Japanese success on virgin West Face of Thui II in Pakistan
Japanese climbers Kei Narita, Yuu Nishida and Yudai Suzuki have made the first ascent of the West Face of Thui II (6523m) in Pakistan. 'Spider’s Thread' (ED+, M7, A2, 1450m) was climbed alpine style over a period of 4 days and is likely to be only the second ascent of...
Tom Randall cruises across his Autobahn in Berlin
26/09/2024 - Climbing
Tom Randall cruises across his Autobahn in Berlin
British rock climber Tom Randall has made the first ascent of Autobahn, a 60m offwidth bridge crack in Berlin, Germany.
Big new climb on Mirror Wall in Greenland by Julia Cassou, Sean Warren, Pete Whittaker, Sean Villanueva
25/09/2024 - Climbing
Big new climb on Mirror Wall in Greenland by Julia Cassou, Sean Warren, Pete Whittaker, Sean Villanueva
This summer Julia Cassou, Sean Warren, Pete Whittaker and Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll established a new climb up the centre of the Mirror Wall in Greenland. The 1000m big wall is graded 8b/R/A2+ and has been called 'Ryu-shin', in memory of their friend and climbing partner Keita Kurakami.
Mick Fowler & Victor Saunders make first ascent of Yawash Sar (6258m) in Karakorum
24/09/2024 - Alpinism
Mick Fowler & Victor Saunders make first ascent of Yawash Sar (6258m) in Karakorum
British mountaineers Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders have made the first ascent of Yawash Sar, a 6,258m peak in Pakistan's Karakoram climbed via the NW Face. Climbing alpine style, the pair summited on 14 September.
Piolets d'Or 2024 announces
16/09/2024 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2024 announces "big list" of Significant Ascents
The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the 'big list' of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2023. The honoured ascents will receive the Piolets d'Or 2024 award during the celebration at San Martino di Castrozza (Italy) from 8 - 11 December 2024.
The Crux, inside the world of competition climbing
25/08/2024 - Climbing
The Crux, inside the world of competition climbing
Watch the first two episodes of 'The Crux', a four-part series documenting the journey of the world’s most elite climbers. Starring in the first two episodes are Paris 2024 Olympic champions Janja Garnbret of Slovenia and Toby Roberts of Great Britain, while additional storylines also follow the paths of young...
Max Milne flashes Bewilderness, 8B+ boulder at Badger’s Cove, UK
20/08/2024 - Climbing
Max Milne flashes Bewilderness, 8B+ boulder at Badger’s Cove, uk
23-year-old British climber Max Milne has flashed 'Bewilderness' (8B+/V14) at Badger’s Cove in the Peak District, England. First climbed by Dan Varian, this is a rare flash of an 8B+ and only the first time this difficulty has been flashed on uk soil.
Aleš Česen & Tom Livingstone climb West Ridge of Gasherbrum III
13/08/2024 - Alpinism
Aleš Česen & Tom Livingstone climb West Ridge of Gasherbrum III
Over a period of 7 days Slovenian alpinist Aleš Česen and his British counterpart Tom Livingstone successfully made the first ascent of the West Ridge of Gasherbrum III in Pakistan's Karakoram. Their alpine-style success on 'Edge of Entropy' this summer comes about after an attempt in 2022 which saw the...
Video: Soudain Seul, Simon Lorenzi's 9A at Fontainebleau
12/08/2024 - Climbing
Video: Soudain Seul, Simon Lorenzi's 9A at Fontainebleau
The video of the first ascent of 'Soudain Seul', the hardest boulder problem at Fontainebleau in France established by Simon Lorenzi in February 2021.
Tiro Lead 2024, the climbing challenge at Ollomont in Valle d'Aosta
12/08/2024 - Climbing
Tiro Lead 2024, the climbing challenge at Ollomont in Valle d'Aosta
Valle d'Aosta, Italy, is to host the unique climbing challenge Tiro Lead. Once again the aim is to free two difficult sport climbs, this time at the new crag Cascata Lo Dard above Ollomont. This year's prize money totals €1,200; the initiative is open to everyone and will last all...
Veddriq Leonardo wins Speed Climbing at Paris 2024 Olympic Games
08/08/2024 - Competitions
Veddriq Leonardo wins Speed Climbing at Paris 2024 Olympic Games
  • Speed: Veddriq Leonardo oro, Wu Pen argento, Samuel Watson bronzo
  • Boulder & Lead: Janja Garnbret, Jessica Pilz, Brooke Raboutou, Ai Mori, Oriane Bertone, Oceania Mackenzie, Erin McNeice and Chaehyun Seo qualify for the final on Saturday
  • Thursday 8 August: all latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024 Olympic...
  • Aleksandra Mirosław wins Speed Climbing's historic first gold at Paris 2024!
    07/08/2024 - Competitions
    Aleksandra Mirosław wins Speed Climbing's historic first gold at Paris 2024!
  • Speed Climbing: Aleksandra Mirosław wins gold, Lijuan Deng silver, Aleksandra Kalucka bronze
  • Boulder & Lead: Sorato Anraku, Toby Roberts, Adam Ondra, Alberto Gines Lopez, Jakob Schubert, Paul Jenft, Colin Duffy & Hamish McArthur qualify for the final on Friday
  • Wednesday 7 August: all latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024...
  • Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 2, Women's Boulder & Men's Speed
    06/08/2024 - Competitions
    Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 2, Women's Boulder & Men's Speed
    Tuesday 6 August: all latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
  • Janja Garnbret leads the provisional ranking with 99.6 points. Home-favourite Orianne Bertone blows the roof off and places second, ahead of Brooke Raboutou
  • Speed: Sam Watson sets new world record 4.75 seconds.
  • Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 1, Men's Boulder & Women's Speed
    05/08/2024 - Competitions
    Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 1, Men's Boulder & Women's Speed
    Join planetmountain for the latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
  • It's been an intese day of Men's Boulder e Women's Speed
  • In Speed Aleksandra Mirosław sets a new world record at 6.06 seconds

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